Flare trouble mars Sporting CP-Benfica draw as Porto are champs

Benfica needed a win at Sporting Lisbon to stand any chance of beating Porto to the Primeira Liga title, but their 0-0 draw meant the latter have now been crowned 2017-18 league champions. The clash at Estadio Jose Alvalade was marred by crowd trouble in the opening minutes as flares were flung onto the pitch, and that seemed to throw off Benfica as they hit the post twice and were unable to find the breakthrough despite being on top.